diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/alien_bumper/behaviors/alien_bumper_blinking_behavior.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/alien_bumper/behaviors/alien_bumper_blinking_behavior.dart
index d506445a..afe27618 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/alien_bumper/behaviors/alien_bumper_blinking_behavior.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/alien_bumper/behaviors/alien_bumper_blinking_behavior.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class AlienBumperBlinkingBehavior extends TimerComponent
   void _onNewState(AlienBumperState state) {
     switch (state) {
       case AlienBumperState.active:
-        timer.stop();
         break;
       case AlienBumperState.inactive:
         timer
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ class AlienBumperBlinkingBehavior extends TimerComponent
   @override
   void onTick() {
     super.onTick();
+    timer.stop();
     parent.bloc.onBlinked();
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/sparky_bumper/behaviors/sparky_bumper_blinking_behavior.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/sparky_bumper/behaviors/sparky_bumper_blinking_behavior.dart
index ab9f4eee..81cfa5e1 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/sparky_bumper/behaviors/sparky_bumper_blinking_behavior.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/sparky_bumper/behaviors/sparky_bumper_blinking_behavior.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class SparkyBumperBlinkingBehavior extends TimerComponent
   void _onNewState(SparkyBumperState state) {
     switch (state) {
       case SparkyBumperState.active:
-        timer.stop();
         break;
       case SparkyBumperState.inactive:
         timer
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ class SparkyBumperBlinkingBehavior extends TimerComponent
   @override
   void onTick() {
     super.onTick();
+    timer.stop();
     parent.bloc.onBlinked();
   }
 }